The Living Landscape of Quebrada Jaime
D. Asawla (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
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Abstract
A self-sufficient Industrial Building, that focuses on the production of 1. Adobe construction materials (mudbricks, rammed earth, la quincha panels, earth-bag technology) 2. Region specific wine (Amphorae clay fermented wine, specialised fruit wines, grappa etc...). Both crafts are synonymous with Chilean culture.
The intervention initially looks at the conservation of these diminishing techniques. The building does not simply operate from a productivity standpoint, but as an institution that researches, educates and exhibits the traditional crafts and potentialities of its future. From an urban standpoint, the intervention also acts as a catalyst in uplifting the surrounding context and promoting urban green space of recreational, social and agricultural value. Reconnecting the urban fabric of the city with the rural fringes. A gateway building between the urban fabric and rural city, and vice versa.